Applicants must possess IT related experience demonstrating EACH of the four IT Specialist competencies AND one year of specialized experience as described below:
- Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; and is committed to providing quality products and services.
- Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
, you must have one full year of experience equivalent to the CU/GS-13 level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following:
You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized experience is defined as experience performing all of the below tasks:
- Serving as a solution/software architect using one of the following programming languages: C#, .NET, ASP.NET to build and maintain web-based solutions following DevOps practices.
- Migrating on-premises systems to a cloud environment (e.g. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure). AND
- Implementing security requirements, including secure coding practices, authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), data privacy protection, security monitoring, compliance with industry standards, and collaboration with cyber security teams.
Experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Ideal Candidate Statement
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated solution/software architect with several years of professional experience in software analysis, design and development using C#, .NET, ASP.NET, and RESTful web services to build and maintain web-based solutions following DevSecOps practices. Has led migration of applications and workloads from on-premise to Microsoft Azure cloud. Is well-versed in preparing and briefing to the senior management, colleagues, and customers on proposed IT technical solutions. Additionally, they should possess expertise in cybersecurity related requirements, including implementing secure coding practices, authentication mechanisms like multi-factor authentication (MFA), data privacy protections, security monitoring, compliance with industry standards, and collaboration with cybersecurity teams.
YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and competencies, as well as support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.
Please note: Under the provisions of the Direct-Hire Authority, veterans' preference does not apply. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and the basic requirements and who are otherwise eligible to apply for this position, may be referred for selection consideration. Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply.
